Reply #80: It is strange [View All]

[H2O Man]

to have your nephews face the type of shit that so many people fought so hard to put an end to. I've mentioned having one of my brown-skinned nephews, in his mid-twenties, stopped with a friend less than two blocks from their apartment. They were going to go another 1/2 block, and pick up a pizza they had ordered. But, no. They were held three hours while the police did a "background check."

Or another nephew and his father went to town to get "take out" food. While they waited, they walked to the lot nextdoor, to look at cars. It was early evening, and the car dealership was closed. Within five minutes, a few police cars drove up. The police know my brother-in-law and nephew, and laughed about the "suspicious persons" call they were responding to. They probably don't get as many about white people looking at cars.

Then there was the night three nephews and a friend were pulled over six times, all by the same two police officers. Gotta keep a close eye on "them," ya know.

I will say that people of color in this area generally find white folks to be decent, friendly, and fairly open-minded. But it is hard for those who do not experience this type of thing to understand what it is like.